War in 100 Events
War in 100 Events by Martin van Creveld
English | 1 Sept. 2017 | ISBN: 0750982411 | ASIN: B074JPL4YL | 225 Pages | AZW3 | 3.78 MB
English | 1 Sept. 2017 | ISBN: 0750982411 | ASIN: B074JPL4YL | 225 Pages | AZW3 | 3.78 MB
‘War is a duel written large.’
How did we get from clubs and spears to machine guns and drone missiles? What led to the human race firing projectiles across a no-man’s-land, from straightforward warfare to spies and insurgency? Here renowned military historian Martin van Creveld has compiled a concise guide to the history of war in 100 key events, from 10,000 BCE to the present day: Stone Age ‘wars’; Vikings raids; medieval conflicts; revolutionary wars; Napoleonic wars; world wars; the Iraq war; women in war and much more. With intriguing facts and a worldwide range, War in 100 Events is an immensely entertaining volume for military buffs and laymen alike.